2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 40%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,100miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen, 40% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,100 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While the car was in motion, all electrical component buttons connected to the steering wheel, including the horn stopped working and the air bag sensor light went on , along with transmission sensor error. I took the car to the dealer and they identified the clockspring in the steering column needed to be replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #11114006, filed 2018-07, 53,000 miles“At 39k miles, while backing out of a parking spot, a clicking noise emitted from the steering column, then warning light came on for the airbag and transmission with the car's display saying not to drive it. Some research and testing reveal the problem is that the connection between the steering wheel (including airbag, horn, and all controls mounted there) and the car has been severed. A part called the 'clock spring' has failed under normal use. …”
NHTSA complaint #11114795, filed 2018-07, 39,200 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10107761Apr 21, 2016Mil-on, fault p309f or p309d, no electric drive mode customer states crank no start and/or in-tank fuel pump making noise and possibly with fuel pump faults mil-on, fault p013e…
- 10107668Apr 13, 2016Mil-on, fault p309f or p309d, no electric drive mode customer states crank no start and/or in-tank fuel pump making noise and possibly with fuel pump faults mil-on, fault p013e…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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